Silly question

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John Stokes

Guest

• Jun 11, 2006

• #1

When I left changing a UJ too long last year, it knackered two of the screws
which connect the mounting flange to the gearbox. To change these I need to
remove the mounting flange from the box. Before I use excessive pressure,
can someone please tell me whether the large central nut is left hand thread
or right hand thread.
Cheers, John

 

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Karen Gallagher

Guest

• Jun 11, 2006

• #2

John Stokes wrote:
> When I left changing a UJ too long last year, it knackered two of the
> screws which connect the mounting flange to the gearbox. To change
> these I need to remove the mounting flange from the box. Before I use
> excessive pressure, can someone please tell me whether the large
> central nut is left hand thread or right hand thread.
> Cheers, John

On my Series it's a right hand threaded castle nut - remove the split pin
first.

Karen

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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
- Slartibartfast

 

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Ian Rawlings

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• Jun 11, 2006

• #3

On 2006-06-11, John Stokes <[email protected]> wrote:

> When I left changing a UJ too long last year, it knackered two of the screws
> which connect the mounting flange to the gearbox. To change these I need to
> remove the mounting flange from the box. Before I use excessive pressure,
> can someone please tell me whether the large central nut is left hand thread
> or right hand thread.

What vehicle John?

On my Defender, the rear prop shaft that comes out of the transfer box
(not the gearbox) mounted onto a flange inside the handbrake drum that
was held on by a nyloc nut with a right-hand thread. I don't remember
there being any great difficulty in removing it.

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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Oily

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• Jun 11, 2006

• #4

"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-06-11, John Stokes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > When I left changing a UJ too long last year, it knackered two of the
screws
> > which connect the mounting flange to the gearbox. To change these I
need to
> > remove the mounting flange from the box. Before I use excessive
pressure,
> > can someone please tell me whether the large central nut is left hand
thread
> > or right hand thread.
>
> What vehicle John?
>
> On my Defender, the rear prop shaft that comes out of the transfer box
> (not the gearbox) mounted onto a flange inside the handbrake drum that
> was held on by a nyloc nut with a right-hand thread. I don't remember
> there being any great difficulty in removing it.
>
>
Both flanges for front and rear propshafts on the transfer box are secured
by a right hand thread nut.

Martin